A Minnesota ethanol plant is first in line to produce high-value renewable chemicals.
This is the time of year when what happened from January through May seems to have very little impact on overall direction of the market. Traders are squarely focused on the road ahead.
Going into Memorial Day, DDGS pricing is still being overly influenced by Chinese demand. However, demand has slowed, and the resulting price decline has created prices that have begun to work back into U.S. rations.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced producers in the country's south-central region have prioritized hydrous ethanol production since the beginning of the season.
Does the cost of adding blender pumps and other new equipment to sell E15 and other higher ethanol blends seem high? Don't worry, there's another option for retailers that are ready to add E15 to their product list.
E10 can be safely used in marine engines and every marine engine manufactured today provides warranty coverage for E10, writes Bob Dinneen. To combat misinformation floating around, he encourages one-on-one conversations to keep the facts straight.
Advisors provide guidance and tools to achieve more sound financial footing.
Two additional Kum & Go locations in the greater Des Moines-area are now offering cleaner-burning, lower-cost E15 to 2001 and newer vehicles. The most recent Kum & Go stations offering registered E15 are located in Des Moines and Ankeny.
Discussions on the China market and FSMA dominated the presentations at the 19th Distillers Grains Symposium held in Kansas City.
E15 and higher ethanol blends do not receive the same 1-pound RVP volatility waiver that is granted to E10, writes Tom Buis of Growth Energy, encouraging readers to contact their legislators to show support for new bills seeking to change that.
Most of us want to get recommendations from others that are like us and, at the same time, cooler than we are, writes Ron Lamberty of ACE. In the case of gas stations, Sheetz, Mapco and Murphy are a few examples of high-profile innovators.
Cosan has released first quarter financial results, reporting Raizen Energia, the company's sugar, ethanol and cogeneration segment, achieved a 3 percent increase in net revenue during the 2014-'15 crop year.
Pacific Ethanol Inc. has released first quarter financial results, reporting a net loss of $4.7 million. According to Neil Koehler, president and CEO of the company, margins have improved so far in the second quarter.
On May 12, representatives of two biofuel trade organizations discussed the choice the White House and U.S. EPA face in proposing upcoming renewable volume requirements (RVOs) under the renewable fuel standard.
Sustainability drives growing interest in renewable chemicals from ethanol.
The current robust pace of corn and ethanol exports and prospects for further improvement in the pace of distillers grains exports are encouraging, University of Illinois economist Darrel Good said in his weekly outlook published in FarmDoc Daily.
Another reader question prompted this week's blog. This time it was a gas station owner, whose family has been in the business since 1922, asking about the cost of E85-compatible tanks.
According to an international report on bioenergy and land use, informed management of bioenergy crops can alleviate factors contributing to food insecurity, as well as provide practical avenues to achieve a wide variety of benefits.
A group of 12 biofuel trade organizations and companies recently sent a letter to President Obama, requesting a high-level White House meeting to discuss rulemaking related to the renewable fuels standard (RFS).
Kum & Go recently announced it is offering E15 at its store in Windsor Heights, Iowa. To introduce the new, cleaner-burning fuel, Kum & Go in Windsor Heights will offer E15 for $1.99 per gallon during a May 11 promotion.
Murphy USA has released financial results for the first quarter, reporting that while the company's Texas ethanol plant generated an operating loss during the first three months of the year, the plant set records in terms of production and yield.
BBI International recently reported that this year's International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo, taking place June 1-4, 2015 in Minneapolis, is set to have the largest number of ethanol producers ever gathered at an industry event.
Archer Daniels Midland Co. reported solid earnings for the first quarter, even though its corn processing segment was down due to tight ethanol margins. Overall, ADM reported adjusted earnings per share of 77 cents for the quarter.
The staff of Ethanol Producer Magazine has been watching the situation in Chicago closely. Now, a new video has been released, introducing gas retailers from the Windy City to gas retailers that have found success with E15.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced final numbers for the 2014-'15 crop along with initial data for the new crop. Ethanol production was up 2.23 percent last season, and the current season is off to a strong start.
With NYMEX prices for the summer hovering between $2.50 and $2.70 per MMBtu, by how much will supply exceed demand? More to the point, where will inventory levels be by the end of the summer?
Produced by BBI International, the 2015 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop will bring together the largest gathering of ethanol producers to discuss the industry's renewed certainty for long-term growth supported by the U.S. government.
In spite of a first quarter net loss overall and its ethanol segment breaking even on an EBITDA basis, Todd Becker, CEO of Green Plains Inc., remains confident the company will see a strong performance overall for 2015.
Propel Fuels has announced it will move its headquarters from Redwood City to Sacramento, California. The company also said it will announce new products for operators seeking to offer low carbon fuels at their locations during the fourth quarter.
Markets have been under pressure amidst planting progress, bird flu and overall comfortable feeling with domestic and global corn stocks.
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